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- arcadian — of or relating to Arcadia or its inhabitants, esp the idealized Arcadia of pastoral poetry
- arcading — An arrangement of arcades.
- at grade — on the same level
- autocade — a procession or parade of automobiles; motorcade.
- autoload — to load automatically
- avadavat — either of two Asian weaverbirds of the genus Estrilda, esp E. amandava, having a red plumage: often kept as cagebirds
- avocados — Plural form of avocado.
- avogadro — Amedeo (ameˈdɛːo), Conte di Quaregna. 1776–1856, Italian physicist, noted for his work on gases
- backload — a load carried by a lorry on a return journey
- backread — (Internet, slang, especially in IRC) To catch up on an ongoing conversation, by reading previous portions one was not present for.
- backroad — Alternative spelling of back road.
- bad bank — a financial institution set up to hold and manage underperforming assets owned by other banks
- bad debt — A bad debt is a sum of money that has been lent but is not likely to be repaid.
- bad form — If you say that it is bad form to behave in a particular way, you mean that it is rude and impolite.
- bad luck — You can say 'Bad luck', or 'Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them.
- bad news — someone or something regarded as undesirable
- bad seed — a person who is seen as being congenitally disposed to wrongdoing and likely to be a bad influence on others
- bad time — inopportune moment
- bad trip — a mentally or physically horrifying drug-taking experience, as one accompanied by nightmarish hallucinations or by physical pain.
- bad trot — a period of ill fortune
- badalona — a port in NE Spain: an industrial suburb of Barcelona. Pop: 214 440 (2003 est)
- badarian — designating or of a Neolithic culture of Egypt, characterized by cattle-breeding, fine pottery, and a large range of ornaments
- badgered — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- badgerer — One who badgers.
- badgerly — resembling a badger
- badigeon — a composition for patching surface defects in carpentry or masonry.
- badinage — Badinage is humorous or light-hearted conversation that often involves teasing someone.
- badlands — any deeply eroded barren area
- badmouth — (informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
- badoglio — Pietro (ˈpjetro). 1871–1956, Italian marshal; premier (1943–44) following Mussolini's downfall: arranged an armistice with the Allies (1943)
- bag lady — A bag lady is a homeless woman who carries her possessions in shopping bags.
- baladine — a theatrical dancer or stage buffoon
- baldhead — a person with a bald head
- ballader — A writer of ballads.
- ballades — Plural form of ballade.
- balladic — relating to ballads
- balladry — ballad poetry or songs
- bankhead — Tallulah (Brockman). 1902–68, US stage and film actress; her successes included the plays The Little Foxes (1939) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)
- banstead — a town in S England, in NE Surrey. Pop: 19 332 (2001)
- barbados — an island in the Caribbean, in the E Lesser Antilles: a British colony from 1628 to 1966, now an independent state within the Commonwealth. Language: English. Currency: Barbados dollar. Capital: Bridgetown. Pop: 288 725 (2013 est). Area: 430 sq km (166 sq miles)
- barriada — a shantytown section on the outskirts of a large city in Latin America.
- baseload — The minimum load on a power station over a standard period.
- batucada — A style of repetitive, fast-paced percussive samba.
- bayadere — a dancing girl, esp one serving in a Hindu temple
- be ahead — to have an advantage; be winning
- beadings — Plural form of beading.
- beadlike — resembling a bead
- beadroll — a list of persons for whom prayers are to be offered
- beadsman — a person who prays for another's soul, esp one paid or fed for doing so
- beadsmen — Plural form of beadsman.